Bates Lake is a lake in Pennsylvania, near Lawrence County.
Bates Lake is a lake in Lawrence County, but a dependable surface-area figure was not found. Dependable maximum-depth and storage-volume figures were not found for Bates Lake, so neither should be estimated from a similarly named lake.
Without trustworthy acreage or depth figures for Bates Lake, the safest approach is to read the water in front of you instead of assuming it fishes like another lake with the same name.
Fish reported from Bates Lake include bluegill, brown bullhead, largemouth bass, and longear sunfish.
A spinnerbait, square-bill and Texas rig cover the most useful largemouth situations on Bates Lake.
Use a tiny jig or natural bait under a float when fishing Bates Lake for bluegill and related sunfish.
Use a nightcrawler on a light bottom rig for Bates Lake bullheads, especially in quiet water after sunset.
Use the first few bites to identify a depth instead of changing lures after every cast on Bates Lake. Then compare natural weed edges, shaded shoreline and changes from soft to firm bottom around Bates Lake before searching the middle.
Spring at Bates Lake favors warming coves, feeder mouths and protected spawning banks. Once summer heat settles over Bates Lake, work the deepest active cover instead of assuming every fish has moved to the bottom. Windblown points on Bates Lake become worth checking when autumn baitfish move shallow.
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Distances are straight-line estimates between mapped water locations.
Source dates describe the evidence, not a live catch forecast. Check the managing authority before planning access or keeping fish.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
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This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.
The linked source supports this fish’s presence or stocking in this water.
Source checked:
This is not a record catch or a measure of how many fish are there today. The source may describe an earlier period.